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Mentoring Best Practices. November 17, 2016 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Center on Educator Preparation and Effectiveness. Mentoring Best Practices. Participants will : Learn various definitions of mentoring. Develop understanding about effective mentoring.
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Mentoring Best Practices November 17, 2016 21st Century Community Learning Centers Center on Educator Preparation and Effectiveness
Mentoring Best Practices Participants will: • Learn various definitions of mentoring. • Develop understanding about effective mentoring. • Distinguish between formal and informal mentoring. • Gain strategies to mentor staff.
What is mentoring? • Define mentoring • Different Mentoring Programs
Define Mentoring • Find 2-3 people • First - Work as a team to define mentoring • Second – Determine the challenges of mentoring
Definitions As far back as Greek Mythology – • Someone who helps another person • Someone who gives advise based on their experience • Someone who provides guidance A Mentor does not evaluate the mentee.
Mentoring Programs • ODE Mentoring Program – involves mentoring beginning educators • College Career Mentoring • ODOT Traffic Safety Program • New Driver Education Instructors • New Provider of Driver Education Business • Mentoring Student Employees • And ……….
Mentoring helps: • Attract and retain staff • Develop effective leaders • Increase knowledge sharing • Manage new employees • Improve employee productivity
Why is Mentoring Important? • Assists in effective communication. • Helps mentee to work effectively with others. • Supports effective written communication. • Helps with ethical judgment and decision-making. • Increases critical thinking and reasoning skills. • Assists mentee in real-world settings.
Mentoring improves: Retention • 77% of companies report mentoring programs were effective in increasing retention. • 35% of employees who do not receive regular mentoring look for another job within 12 months.
Mentoring improves: Promotion • 75% of executives indicate mentoring played a key role in the careers • 44% of CEOs list mentoring as one of the three most effective strategies to enhance women’s advancement • CEOs state that one of the top three factors affecting career growth is mentoring
Mentoring improves: Productivity • Management productivity increased by 88% when mentoring was involved vs. 24% increase with training alone • 71% of Fortune 500 companies use mentoring to ensure learning occurs in their organizations • 95% of mentoring participants said the experience motivated them to do their very best
Mentoring assists with…. Development • Over 80% of college and graduate students list mentoring as a criterion for selecting an employer after graduation • 96% of executives say mentoring is an important professional development tool
The Difference between Supervisor and Mentor Supervisor • Oversight of a person to ensure that a job is performed correctly. • Check on workflow and job assignments. Mentor • A relationship between an experienced professional and a less experienced mentee.
21st CCLC Programs Mentoring Opportunities • Mentoring new staff • Mentoring students who assist at school • Mentoring students who attend after-school programs • Assisting students who mentor younger students
Mentoring Standards • Recruitment • Screening • Training • Matching and Initiating • Monitoring and Support • Closure Resources: Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring: Effective Strategies for Providing Quality Youth Mentoring in Schools and Communities Oregon Department of Education: Oregon Mentoring Standards http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2218
What is Student / Employee Mentoring? • Engaging with students to understand skill level • Providing guidance for success - structured and intentional • Mentoring focuses and motivates students toward achieving learning goals • IMPORTANT – talk with students/staff 3-4 times a year
“Students are most successful in ‘seamless environments’ where they can make connections between classroom and out of classroom experiences.” George Kuhn
Mentoring New 21st CCLC Staff • After-school programs often have turnover • 21st CCLC Modules • Examples of issues to cover and ensure staff is on board • CHALLENGES
Common Attributes Across Mentoring Assisting with: • Professionalism/Work Ethic • Oral and Written Communication • Teamwork/Collaboration • Critical Thinking/Problem Solving • Working with others – generational and diversity issues
Questions / Feedback Working together beats working alone
Mentoring Best Practices Dr. Christina Reagle reaglec@wou.edu 503.838.8871 The Research Institute @ Western Oregon University